Towles Surname

148,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,984 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Towles Surname Definition:

(English) A variant of Toll, q.v.

Towles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9721:121,95813,009
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7391:67,9557,374

Towles (18) may also be a first name.

Towles Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) A variant of Toll, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Towles Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Towles Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Towles (Arabic: توليس) occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Towles.

How Common Is The Last Name Towles? popularity and diffusion

The last name Towles is the 148,221st most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,442,207 people. The last name Towles occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Towles are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most numerous given name at a global level, borne by 18 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 2,972 people, or 1 in 121,958. In The United States Towles is primarily concentrated in: Maryland, where 10 percent are found, Kentucky, where 7 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Towles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Towles has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Towles surname increased 402 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Towles Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Towles last name are 9.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.31% registered to vote for the party.

Towles earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.8% less than the national average, earning $41,508 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Towless923/
Thowles920/
Towls910/
Thowless8622/
Towelles861/
Towels83156/
Tobles837/
Towlis831/
Towils831/
Towlls830/
Tawles830/
Towells77188/
Thewles7729/
Toowlys7722/
Towills779/
Toblesh771/
Towlice771/
Thowlis770/
Tawls730/
Thewless7128/
Towillis718/
Thewlies713/
Tables67118/
Tubles6737/
Tewels673/
Tobils671/
Tavles671/

Towles Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Towles in the Arabic language
توليسtwlys-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Towles
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